Jaguar
Panthera onca
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 3,542
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas. Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals. With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Jaguar”.